The TP Boyle Founder’s Award
The T. Patrick Boyle Founder’s Award is given by the Fraser Institute to a distinguished individual who has achieved lasting and recognized accomplishments in the promotion of freedom and free markets, entrepreneurship, and philanthropic support for private sector, non-profit enterprises.
In recent years, the Institute has made a point of annually honouring Canadian entrepreneurs in Toronto, Montreal, Calgary, and Vancouver.
The award is named after T. Patrick Boyle, who helped found the Fraser Institute in 1974.
2015 award recipients
Keith and Ryan Beedie - Vancouver, September 22
Jack Cockwell – Toronto, October 15
Fred and Ron Mannix – Calgary, October 29
Emanuele "Lino" Saputo and Lino Saputo, Jr. – Montreal, Date to be confirmed
Past award winners
2014 - Chip Wilson, Vancouver
2014 - Clive Beddoe, Calgary
2014 - Alain Bouchard, Montreal
2014 - Peter E. Gilgan, Toronto
2013 - Eric Sprott, Toronto
2013 - Brandt C. Louie, Vancouver
2013 - Nancy Southern, Calgary
2012 - Ned Goodman, Toronto
2012 - Jonathan Wener, Montreal
2012 - George Melville, Vancouver
2012 - Jim Treliving, Vancouver
2012 - Clay Riddell, Calgary
2011 - Darren Entwistle, Vancouver
2011 - Hal Kvisle, Calgary
2011 - Frank Stronach, Toronto
2010 - Norman Keevil, Vancouver
2010 - Allan Markin, Calgary
2010 - Peter Munk, Toronto
2009 - Peter Brown, Vancouver
2009 - Anthony Fell, Toronto
2009 - Harley Hotchkiss, Calgary
2007 - Brian Mulroney
2007 - Anson Chan
2005 - Gwyn Morgan
2004 - Václav Klaus
2004 - Dr. Fan Gang
2003 - Milton and Rose Friedman
2002 - Ralph Klein
2001 - Conrad Black
Note: Margaret Thatcher was presented with a special Fraser Institute lifetime membership and honourary T Patrick Boyle Award in 1993.